Best Guitar Gear: My Favourite Products from 2024

Best guitar gear! As the year comes to a close, we're all looking at the best gear of 2024. Here are some of my favourite releases from this year

Best Software Synths of 2024: Five Synth Plugins That Floated Our Boat This Year

With 2024 delivering a bumper crop of software synths, it's been tough to pick the cream of the crop, but here are my choices for Best Software Synths of 2024, along with others worthy of a mention.

My Music Highlights of 2024: Musical Moments of the Year

If you're a music fan, 2024 was packed with releases, live shows, and interviews throughout the year. Here are some of my music highlights.

Best of 2024: More Pedals, More Guitar News, More Gigs

Way too many great pedals, lots of guitar news and even more concerts: 2024 was an exciting year at Gearnews for me!

My Highlights of 2024: The Best Software for Electronic Music Production

These are my 2024 picks for the best software for electronic music production.

Highlights of the Year: My Favorite Gear of 2024

With so much to choose from, picking my favorite synths, samplers, and software of 2024 isn't easy. Here's my list of my personal gear highlights of the year!

The Best Budget Reverb Pedals for your Setup

Guitar pedals can provide versatile effects for a range of instruments. We check out some of the best budget reverb pedals for your setup.

My Highlights of the Year 2024: Concerts, Parties and New Gear for my Studio!

These are my highlights of the year 2024, with lots of great events and most importantly these cool upgrades & gadgets for my studio!

5 of the Best Christmas Albums That Capture the Festive Spirit

Merry Christmas Folks! To get you into that festive mood, we've selected some of the best Christmas albums recorded in the last century.

Merry Christmas 2024: GEARNEWS Wishes You a Happy Holiday Season!

Like every year, Christmas is just around the corner. And we at GEARNEWS say: grab your instruments and make some music!

Mixing vs Mastering: Can You Do It All?

So you've started creating tracks in your home studio, but what are the next steps in the process? We're looking at mixing vs mastering.

Synthy Xmas Hits and Misses! Our Pick of the Bunch

We all love a good Xmas song, but what are the best and worst Synthy Xmas tracks that we love to hear or are desperate to avoid?

Acoustic Covers: 5 Lighter Takes on Rock Classics

Experience rock classics reimagined with acoustic covers, offering stripped-down, soulful renditions that highlight the essence of each song.

Studio Christmas Gifts for Musicians

Looking for a special gift for the musician in the family this holiday season? Here's a list of Studio Christmas Gifts to help you decide.

Best DJ Gear of 2024: 5 Top DJ Controllers & Mixers of the Year

What was the best DJ gear of 2024? If you’re thinking it was something with MKII in the name, pat yourself on the back, you’re right.

A Touching Tribute to the OSCar and its Creator: Synth Journal

Cherry Audio releases a Polivoks filter plugin, Noise Engineering has new firmware, and Dave Spiers pays homage to the legendary OSCar and its creator.

The Best ADAT Preamps for your Home Studio

We look at some of the best ADAT preamps for multitrack recording, analogue mixing, or incorporating hardware into your DAW workflow.

Sounds and Presets: The Best Presets of 2024

This week, I take a look back through my Sounds and Presets column to pick out the best presets that we featured in 2024

The Best Microphones of 2024: Affordable Recording

In this roundup, we're looking at some of the best microphones released in 2024 for streaming, content creation, and home recording.

From Bedroom to Pro: Upgrading Your Home Studio

Looking to take your music production and recording capabilities to new heights? We check out different ways of upgrading your home studio.

The Best FM Synths for your Music Production Setup

Looking for a way to get into FM synthesis? We've selected some of the best FM synths with both sound design and song-creation tools.

Highs and Lows of Synth Collecting: Tops and Flops

When synth collecting, not every synth can fit you like a glove. These are the best and worst synthesizers to pass through my studio.

7 Synths That Were Victims of Bad Timing

Too early? Too late? Here are seven synths that were victims of bad timing.

6 of the Best SSL SiX Alternatives for your Studio Setup

An analogue mixer is still a practical solution for a home studio, so here are some of the best SSL SiX alternatives for music production.